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📸Cameras & Camera Software => Camera General Discussion => Topic started by: grouchy2shoes on December 07, 2006, 01:58:08 PM

Title: X10 Line Monitor stores 1000 x10 commands with Date & Time Stamp
Post by: grouchy2shoes on December 07, 2006, 01:58:08 PM

Some time ago we developed a device to read any and all x10 commands from the Powerline. The unit uses a battery backed up
ram chip with a built in calender/clock chip to time stamp when the command was sent. There is a 2 line 16 character array to display the information and 2 buttons to scroll through the memory and set up the date and time. There is a 9 volt external adapter to supply power. I have several of the units available for sale.
We are interested in marketing the product further. Please contact me at wahunter@sympatico.ca

Title: Re: X10 Line Monitor stores 1000 x10 commands with Date & Time Stamp
Post by: Puck on December 07, 2006, 02:03:00 PM

What does this do that the Activity Monitor in ActiveHomePro won't do?

Can it monitor RF signals too?

Title: Re: X10 Line Monitor stores 1000 x10 commands with Date & Time Stamp
Post by: dave w on December 08, 2006, 12:26:44 PM

grouchy2shoes

If you could add a X10 signal level function to the mix you might develop a good market if you are priced similar to other units ($100 is the cheapest I have found - Smarthome 4819 with an interface).

http://www.smarthome.com/4819.html

http://www.smarthome.com/4814.html

http://www.smarthome.com/2200att.html

Title: Re: X10 Line Monitor stores 1000 x10 commands with Date & Time Stamp
Post by: grouchy2shoes on December 08, 2006, 01:57:37 PM

Thanks for the info Dave, the smarthome one sure looks like mine. Though I lock the code up in an 8751 I'd be surprised if this wasn't the same.    I'd love to see the source code for this one.
Adding the signal level is a good idea and I think adding a USB connection to upload the data to a spreadsheet would be an asset too. I may get one of these smarthome ones to do a bit of comparing. There are just too many similarities between the two that leaves me feeling uncomfortable.
I'll keep you posted

Title: Re: X10 Line Monitor stores 1000 x10 commands with Date & Time Stamp
Post by: grouchy2shoes on December 08, 2006, 02:00:22 PM

No it will not monitor the rf from the remotes.